Top LeT commander Basit Dar among two militants killed in Kulgam gunfight: IGP Kashmir

Srinagar, May 07: Most wanted LeT/TRF commander Basit Dar among two militants were killed on Tuesday in Redwani Payeen of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district.

Inspector General of Police Kashmir Zone V K Birdhi told GNS that most wanted Basit Dar was killed along with two other militants in a fierce gunfight with security forces.

The top officer said that it is a big achievement for the forces as Basit Dar was behind many militant attacks especially in Srinagar.

Basit, a resident of Redwani’s Kulgam, had been missing from his home since three years and joined The Resistance Front (TRF), a front organization of Lashkar-e-Taiba.

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Basit was also the mastermind behind the spat of civilian killings, the officer added.